Activating Phase 2 of the customer care project that will see upgrades to the utility billing system in 2018

Safety remains at the forefront of funding priorities. The proposed addition of 16 frontline emergency personnel (12 career firefighters and four RCMP members) for nearly $1.2M highlight this year’s investments to keep our city safe. Another $1.16M in capital requests is included for the temporary conversion of the Glenmore Firehall No. 8 to a professional firehall and the addition of a fire engine with equipment.

This year’s budget also reflects investments in multi-use corridors to improve and extend balanced, active transportation networks. Of the $16.6M transportation capital requests, less than a quarter will come from taxes.

The City of Kelowna has multiple revenue sources. Taxation represents 37 per cent. Fees and charges (like the Airport Improvement Fee and the Water Utility Fees), grants, and reserves are other forms of revenue sources.

For more information about the City’s budget process, visit kelowna.ca/budget. Please consider going paperless for this large document and instead of printing it, view it online.

On budget deliberation day, Dec. 14, follow the discussion on Twitter with the hashtag #KelownaBudget or listen live via Castanet Council.